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92 92
93Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
94 94
95=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
96 96
97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
98respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100 100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth> 101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102 102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
124 124
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr> 127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128 128
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>. 129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130 130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions. 132future versions.
133
134I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
135sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
136 133
137=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
138 135
139Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
140fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
145Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
146is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
147 144
148=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
149 146
150Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
151transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for 148resource I<tintColor>.
152non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
153used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
154Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
155thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
156blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
157pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
158I<tintColor>. Example:
159
160 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
161 149
162=item B<-sh> I<number> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
163 151
164Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
165background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it; 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
166resource I<shading>.
167
168=item B<-blt> I<string>
169
170Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
171at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
172transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
173B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
174B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
175B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
176alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
177 154
178=item B<-blr> I<HxV> 155=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179 156
180Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent 157Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and 158background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
182horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the 159horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects 160radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
184on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>; 161on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
162vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
185resource I<blurRadius>. 163resource I<blurRadius>.
186 164
165=item B<-icon> I<file>
166
167Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
168is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
169application window; resource I<iconFile>.
170
187=item B<-bg> I<colour> 171=item B<-bg> I<colour>
188 172
189Window background colour; resource B<background>. 173Window background colour; resource B<background>.
190 174
191=item B<-fg> I<colour> 175=item B<-fg> I<colour>
192 176
193Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 177Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
194 178
195=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 179=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
196 180
197Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also 181Compile I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
198optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 182optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
199add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 183add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
200command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 184command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
201 185
202=item B<-cr> I<colour> 186=item B<-cr> I<colour>
203 187
315 299
316=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 300=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
317 301
318Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 302Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
319 303
304=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
305
306Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
307
320=item B<-iconic> 308=item B<-iconic>
321 309
322Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 310Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
323Alternative form is B<-ic>. 311Alternative form is B<-ic>.
324 312
340 328
341=item B<-bl> 329=item B<-bl>
342 330
343Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 331Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
344if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 332if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
345decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 333decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
334support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
346 335
347=item B<-override-redirect> 336=item B<-override-redirect>
348 337
349Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 338Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
350B<override-redirect>. 339B<override-redirect>.
359=item B<-lsp> I<number> 348=item B<-lsp> I<number>
360 349
361Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 350Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
362the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 351the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
363B<lineSpace>. 352B<lineSpace>.
353
354=item B<-letsp> I<number>
355
356Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
357to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
358letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
359work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
364 360
365=item B<-tn> I<termname> 361=item B<-tn> I<termname>
366 362
367This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 363This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
368B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 364B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
455Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 451Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
456will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 452will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
457it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 453it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
458user; resource B<hold>. 454user; resource B<hold>.
459 455
456=item B<-cd> I<path>
457
458Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
459B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
460@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
461
460=item B<-xrm> I<string> 462=item B<-xrm> I<string>
461 463
462Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string> 464Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
463as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this 465as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
464way take precedence over all other resource specifications. 466way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
547You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 549You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
548distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 550distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
549starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 551starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
550with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 552with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
551 553
552 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
553 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 554 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
555 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
554 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 556 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
555 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 557 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
556 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 558 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
557 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 559 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
558 560
559Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 561Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
560names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 562names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
601Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 603Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
602corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 604corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
603high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 605high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
604colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 606colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
6053=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6073=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
606names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 608names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
607 609
608Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 610Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
609changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 611changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
610 612
611Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 613Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
622=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 624=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
623 625
624Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 626Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
625foreground colour is the default. 627foreground colour is the default.
626 628
627=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
628
629Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
630when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
631
632=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 629=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
633 630
634If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 631If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
635itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 632itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
633
634=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
635
636If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
637characters. If unset, use reverse video.
638
639=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
640
641If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
642foreground for highlighted characters.
636 643
637=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 644=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
638 645
639Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 646Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
640foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 647foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
647 654
648=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 655=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
649 656
650B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 657B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
651option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 658option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
652B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 659B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
653 660
654=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 661=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
655 662
656B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots 663B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
657of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines 664of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
673if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 680if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
674monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 681monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
675 682
676=item B<transparent:> I<boolean> 683=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
677 684
678Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. 685Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
679 686
680B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 687B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
681future versions. 688future versions.
682 689
683I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
684sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
685
686=item B<fading:> I<number> 690=item B<fading:> I<number>
687 691
688Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 692Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
689 693
690=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 694=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
692Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 696Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
693colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 697colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
694 698
695=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 699=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
696 700
697Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 701Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
698B<-tint>. 702extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
703magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
704a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
705the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
699 706
700=item B<shading:> I<number> 707=item B<shading:> I<number>
701 708
702Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image 709Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
703in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>. 710A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
704 711
705=item B<blendType:> I<string> 712=item B<blendType:> I<string>
706 713
707Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>. 714Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
708 715
709=item B<blurRadius:> I<number> 716=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
710 717
711Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent 718Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
712background image; option B<-blr>. 719background; option B<-blr>.
720
721=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
722
723Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
713 724
714=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 725=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
715 726
716Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 727Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
717 728
723=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 734=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
724 735
725The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 736The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
726and the text. 737and the text.
727 738
728=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 739=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
729 740
730Use the specified image file for the background and also 741Use the specified image file for the background and also
731optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>, 742optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
732(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
733horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
734centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
735of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
736an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
737beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
738Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
739Supported operations are: 743Supported operations are:
740 744
741 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0 745=over 4
742 propscale will scale image keeping proportions 746
743 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100 747=item B<WxH+X+Y>
744 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size 748
745 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size 749sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
746 scale will scale image to match window size 750scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
747 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 751scale of 0 disables scaling. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
748 whenever terminal window moves 752
753=item B<op=tile>
754
755enables tiling
756
757=item B<op=keep-aspect>
758
759maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
760
761=item B<op=root-align>
762
763use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
764the image offset, simulating a root window background
765
766=back
767
768The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
769Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
770the most common setups:
771
772=over 4
773
774=item B<style=tiled>
775
776the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
777
778=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
779
780the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
781ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
782
783=item B<style=stretched>
784
785the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
786
787=item B<style=centered>
788
789the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
790
791=item B<style=root-tiled>
792
793the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
794Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
795
796=back
797
798If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
799template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
749 800
750If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 801If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
751blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any 802blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
752other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
753 803
754=item B<path:> I<path> 804=item B<path:> I<path>
755 805
756Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files. 806Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
757 807
784it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 834it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
785wide and 15 pixels high. 835wide and 15 pixels high.
786 836
787The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 837The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
788the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 838the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
789the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 839the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
790useful supplement. 840useful supplement.
791 841
792The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 842The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
793are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 843are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
794contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 844contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
845=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean> 895=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
846 896
847B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character. 897B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
848B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default]. 898B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
849 899
900@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
901
850=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 902=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
851 903
852B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 904B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
853B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 905B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
854 906
882=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 934=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
883 935
884Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 936Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
885the author's favourite. 937the author's favourite.
886 938
939=item B<thickness:> I<number>
940
941Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
942
887=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 943=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
888 944
889B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 945B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
890disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 946disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
891 947
910B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 966B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
911B<+si>. 967B<+si>.
912 968
913=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 969=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
914 970
915B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 971B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
916B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 972try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
917with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 973B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
974new lines; option B<+sw>.
918 975
919=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 976=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
920 977
921B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 978B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
922are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 979are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
978=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1035=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
979 1036
980B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1037B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
981option B<-bc>. 1038option B<-bc>.
982 1039
1040=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1041
1042B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1043option B<-uc>.
1044
983=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1045=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
984 1046
985B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1047B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
986of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1048of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
987[default]. 1049[default].
1000large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 1062large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1001 1063
1002=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1064=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
1003 1065
1004The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1066The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
1005or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1067or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
1006(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1068(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
1007escape sequence. 1069escape sequence.
1008 1070
1009=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1071=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
1010 1072
1089 1151
1090=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean> 1152=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1091 1153
1092Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this 1154Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1093option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1155option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1094scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1156scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1095instead scroll the screen up. 1157to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1096 1158
1097=item B<hold>: I<boolean> 1159=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1098 1160
1099Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1161Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1100will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 1162will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1101it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 1163it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1102user. 1164user.
1165
1166=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1167
1168Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1169B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1170@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1171directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1103 1172
1104=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1173=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1105 1174
1106Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1175Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1107intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1176intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1122omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1191omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1123keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1192keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1124performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1193performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1125 1194
1126I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1195I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1127number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details. 1196number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1128 1197
1129You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1198You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
1199loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1130with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1200with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1131should be a character not used by the strings. 1201should be a character not used by the strings.
1132 1202
1133Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1203Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1134 1204
1135 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1205 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1136 1206
1137The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1207The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1138 1208
1139 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1209 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1140 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1210 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1141 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1211 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1142 1212
1143If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1213If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1144is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1214is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1145example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1215example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1146when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1216when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1147 1217
1148 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1218 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1149 1219
1150If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1220If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1151is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1221is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1152manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1222manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1153C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events: 1223C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1154 1224
1155 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1225 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1156 1226
1157Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1227Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1158will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1228will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1159no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1229no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1160means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1230means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1161definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined 1231definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1162mappings themselves. 1232mappings themselves.
1163 1233
1214all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1284all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1215 1285
1216=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1286=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1217 1287
1218Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See 1288Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1219the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource 1289the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1220will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1221 1290
1222=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1291=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1223 1292
1224Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1293Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1225scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1294scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first
1226@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1295look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in
1227F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource 1296F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1228will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1229 1297
1230See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1298See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1231 1299
1232=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1300=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1233 1301
1255 1323
1256=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1324=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1257 1325
1258Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1326Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1259it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1327it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1328
1329=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1330
1331Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1260 1332
1261=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1333=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1262 1334
1263Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1335Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1264 1336
1407B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1479B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1408it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1480it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1409allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1481allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1410on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1482on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1411 1483
1412=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1484=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1413 1485
1414In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1486In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1415B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1487B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1416high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1488high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1417colours with their names. 1489240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1490cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1491
1492Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1418 1493
1419=begin table 1494=begin table
1420 1495
1421 B<color0> (black) = Black 1496 B<color0> (black) = Black
1422 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1497 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1442It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1517It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1443B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1518B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1444a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1519a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1445color0-color15. 1520color0-color15.
1446 1521
1447In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an 1522The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1448additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) 1523values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1449consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
145016>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1451 1524
1525The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1526
1527 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1528 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1529
1530The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1531steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1532the RGB cube.
1533
1452Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only 1534Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1453the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only 1535colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1454be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). 1536rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1537
1538Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1539number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1455 1540
1456Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1541Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1457always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1542always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1458I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1543I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1459been specified. For example, 1544been specified. For example,
1460 1545
1461=over 4
1462
1463=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1546 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1464 1547
1465would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1548would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1466on White. 1549White.
1467
1468=back
1469 1550
1470=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1551=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1471 1552
1472If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1553If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1473their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1554their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1474 1555
1475You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in 1556You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1476brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1557brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1477(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely 1558(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1478transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1559transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1479half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This 1560half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1480is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with 1561is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1481all ways to specify a colour. 1562all ways to specify a colour.
1482 1563
1553C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1634C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1554 1635
1555=item B<DISPLAY> 1636=item B<DISPLAY>
1556 1637
1557Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1638Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1558display in its child processes. 1639display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1640defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1559 1641
1560=item B<SHELL> 1642=item B<SHELL>
1561 1643
1562The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1644The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1563 1645
1564=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1646=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1565 1647
1566The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1648The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1567@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1649@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1568 1650
1569Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1651Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1570 1652
1571=item B<HOME> 1653=item B<HOME>
1572 1654
1573Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1655Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1574daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1656daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1575C<.Xdefaults>) 1657C<.Xdefaults>)
1576 1658
1577=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1659=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1578 1660
1579Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1661Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1580 1662
1581=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1663=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1582 1664
1583If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1665If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1584@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1666@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1589 1671
1590=over 4 1672=over 4
1591 1673
1592=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1674=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1593 1675
1594Color names. 1676Colour names.
1595 1677
1596=back 1678=back
1597 1679
1598=head1 SEE ALSO 1680=head1 SEE ALSO
1599 1681
1650 1732
1651Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1733Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1652 1734
1653=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1735=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1654 1736
1655Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1737pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1656 1738
1657=back 1739=back
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